Tijs michaels verwest biography of michael jackson

What’s in a name? Actually, kind of a lot if you ask these musicians. Each of them ditched their birth names to adopt an alias with a bit more star power before hitting it big time – and for good reason, in some cases. Ahmir-Khalib Thompson doesn’t sound quite as iconic as “Questlove,” a rapper named Colson Baker isn’t as intimidating as one named “Machine Gun Kelly,” and “Lady Gaga” is just a little more memorable than Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, don’t you think?

But how does one go about transforming the name they were given into a title fit for display on marquees, album covers and billboards? For some, it’s as simple as combining the names of the things you love. Just look at Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, who simply mashed together her favorite strain of marijuana and her favorite animal, and boom — Doja Cat was born.

For others, picking out a musical nom de plume is more of an on-the-fly thing. Ella

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Blue (Jonas Blue album)

2018 studio album by Jonas Blue

Blue is the debut studio album by British DJ Jonas Blue, released on 11 November 2018, via Positiva and Virgin EMI.

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The album consists of most of Blue's previous released singles including "Rise" with American duo Jack & Jack, "Polaroid" with English musician Liam Payne and double platinum-certified single "Fast Car" alongside seven new original tracks such as "Wherever You Go" and "Come Through". It features collaborators such as Canadian-Colombian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez, American pop singer Joe Jonas, Scottish vocalist Nina Nesbitt, English songwriter Chelcee Grimes, Argentine singer Tini and Kosovar singer Era Istrefi.^[1]

Idolator described the album as a "greatest hits collection".^[2] Blue stated on his Instagram page that "Hey guys, super excited to announce the release of my debut album BLUE – coming out November 9th. Includes all the hits plus 7 new track

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Xscape General Discussion

Any song from Xscape nominated for the remixer category (which is the appropriate category) would have been a guaranteed win in my view.

All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)
Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
Label: Columbia Records

Falling Out (Ming Remix)
MING, remixer (Crossfingers Featuring Danny Losito)
Label: Big Alliance Records

Pompeii (Audien Remix)
Audien, remixer (Bastille)
Label: Virgin Records

The Rising (Eddie Amador Remix)
Eddie Amador, remixer (Five Knives)
Label: Red Bull Records

Smile (Kaskade Edit)
Ryan Raddon, remixer (Galantis)
Track from: Galantis EP
Label: Big Beat Records

Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)
Robin Schulz, remixer (Mr. Probz)
Label: RCA Records/Ultra Records/Sony Music

Would have been grand to see Timbaland nominated for producer of the year.

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